Cork traffic and weather: Sunny spells as M8 sees delays 

Main roads coming into the city are starting to see delays, especially the M8 going southbound at Dunkettle. 

Monday will be a bright and dry day with plenty of sunshine and highs of 10C to 13C. 

It will stay mostly clear later in the night, but will become cold as temperatures drop to sit between -1C and 4C. 

Met Éireann said it will be less cold in some coastal parts and will likely remain fog-free there too. 

Tuesday then will be a cold start with mist, fog and some frost. 

Any frost will clear quickly to bring a dry day with good spells of sunshine and highs of 9C to 12C.

It will stay dry again in the night with a mix of cloud and clear spells. However, it will remain cold with temperatures of 0C to 5C.

Traffic 

Main roads coming into the city are starting to see delays, especially the M8 going southbound at Dunkettle. 

The N25 is also seeing congestion between Midleton and Castlemartyr. 

Outlook

Wednesday will be another day with plenty of sunshine, however, it will become a little cloudier at times with a few light showers expected in the south. 

There will be a bit more of a breeze compared to the previous couple of days, with highs of 9C to 12C. 

Lows of 2C to 6C will dominate much of Wednesday night, however, according to the national forecaster it will be less cold in southern coastal parts. 

Thursday then will see more bright or sunny spells, however, there will be more cloud cover compared to the earlier days of the week. Highs of 9C to 12C but it will feel colder due to fresh and occasionally gusty winds. 

Looking into Friday, plenty of dry weather is expected, with a mix of cloud and bright, sunny spells.